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11 ways to say ‘YOUTH’ in South Africa

by Oxford University Press | Jun 16, 2016 | Dictionaries

On this day that we celebrate our youths and look back on how far we have come, let’s speak to one another in a way only South Africans can: in our 11 official languages.

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